13 Mink Street

By Shanee Hunt

I like to sit on the empty streets at night, listening to "their" whispers and enjoying "their" noise.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Shanee Hunt
• Release date: Mar 3, 2024
• ISBN: 9791223017241

Book preview

Chapter 1 Under the Bed

Under the dim streetlight, Jeff dropped a cigarette butt that was almost burned to the filter on the ground.

immediately,

His eyes quickly looked to both sides, and at the same time he habitually stepped on the cigarette butt with the sole of his leather shoe and rubbed it back and forth.

Hiss... damn...

Jeff shook his feet hard, forgetting that the soles of his shoes had long been worn thin enough to be breathable, and now the soles of his feet were burned.

The evening wind was blowing back and forth on the street with a chilly chill. There were not many pedestrians on the road anymore. A few people in the distance were hurriedly walking on the road wearing hats and scarves with their heads lowered.

Jeff turned up the collar of his coat. The collars on both sides were shiny due to stains, but at this moment, it gave him a sense of security that he was being hidden and protected.

In front is No. 128 Mink Street. From No. 50 to No. 200, they are all townhouses. Whether they buy or rent here, the people who live here will probably not be rich, but at least they can be considered middle class.

The house in front of me is a family of three. The male owner is a doctor, the female owner is a teacher, and they have a seven-year-old son.

A maid will come to clean and tidy the house during the day, but the maid will not stay overnight and will go home after preparing dinner.

In addition, the family has a habit of going out to the theater to watch performances every Saturday night.

The door was opened, and the man in a black suit walked out first and started the car parked at the door;

Then, the hostess in a red dress also led the child out of the door, closed the door, and got into her husband's car while talking and laughing with the child.

Subsequently,

The car drove away.

Jeff licked his upper and lower lips with his tongue, stepped forward quickly, jumped over the low wooden fence that even a small dog could not stop, fell into the flower bed, then quickly walked up the steps and took out a handful from his pocket. Key, insert.

Kacha...

A crisp sound indicates successful opening of the door.

Three months ago, when Jeff, who was still a worker for a moving company, was providing moving services for this family, the hostess trusted the moving company and gave the key to their new home. Jeff took this opportunity to secretly get one.

It's just that he was still hesitating to steal at that time, and he had already lost almost everything;

Now, he didn't have to hesitate, because not only did he have nothing, but he was also in debt.

After opening the door, Jeff ducked in and quickly closed the door.

After tonight, you should be able to understand why you need new locks after moving.

The first floor is an open kitchen and dining room, plus a nanny's room in the northwest corner.

Jeff went directly to the second floor. He did not turn on the light, but turned on the flashlight he brought. The light of the flashlight was a bit unstable.

Damn...

Jeff cursed silently again. He knew it was because the battery was low, but that was also because he spent the money he originally planned to buy the battery on to buy a pack of 5-rupee Morf cigarettes.

I tapped the flashlight hard with my elbow a few times, and the flashlight became brighter than before.

The second floor is the couple’s master bedroom plus a small study room and a bathroom;

As for the third floor, because it is an attic, it is only used as the children's bedroom.

Jeff pushed open the door of the master bedroom, and what he saw was a large bed and various quaint cabinets. He knew that there was a high probability that this valuable thing would be in this master bedroom. Of course, before leaving, he would still check it out again. Go to the small study and take a look.

Hiss...hiss...

The friction sound of electric current and the sound of snowflakes came.

Welcome to Luo Jia Storytelling Program, I am your old friend... Alfred, the moonlight tonight is beautiful. Under such a beautiful moonlight, no matter what you do, it seems to be accompanied by a... the taste of happiness……

Jeff was startled by the sudden sound. When he looked down, he realized it was an old peanut tube radio.

Damn it, people have left home, don't they know how to save on electricity bills?

Jeff reached over and turned off the radio.

Then, he began to look through the dresser cabinets in the room. Generally speaking, the hostess likes to put some frequently worn jewelry and household living expenses here. Of course, it would be great if he could find a jewelry box next.

Kacha...

At this time, there was the sound of the door opening on the first floor.

Jeff almost jumped with fear.

Immediately afterwards, there was the sound of high heels going up the stairs, and the goal was clear, heading towards the bedroom.

Jeff immediately pushed the drawer back and turned off the flashlight.

He is just a thief, not a robber. Stealing and robbing are two completely different concepts, even if they are convicted in court.

The most important thing is that he doesn't have the courage to be a robber at all!

The sound of high heels came quickly and with a little urgency.

Jeff didn't have time to think too much about anything else. He could only lie down, turned sideways, and rolled into the bottom of the bed.

Squeak...

Almost at the same time, the bedroom door was pushed open.

Snapped!

The lights are turned on.

Jeff, who was doing pseudo plank support under the bed, saw a pair of red high-heeled shoes walking to the dressing table. After rummaging around messily, he seemed to find a small medicine jar, and there was a crisp sound as the medicine was poured out. Finally there was the sound of swallowing.

Immediately afterwards,

Just a series of gasps of relief.

Jeff saw the woman's high heels paused in front of the dressing table for a long time. Then, the woman stood up and the high heels began to move.

Dingle bell…Dingle bell…

The phone rings.

The high heels left the bed and walked towards the coffee table under the window sill, where the phone was placed.

The woman answered the phone:

Yes Yes.

Uh-huh.

I originally planned to go with them, but I suddenly fell ill and had to come back to take medicine. Let them go tonight while I rest at home.

It's okay, don't worry, thank you for your concern, I'm fine.

The woman hung up the phone, turned around, and walked towards the bed.

Click.

They stepped on each other's heels and took off their shoes. The high heels almost fell in front of Jeff. The distance was so close that Jeff could even smell the smell coming from the shoes.

Immediately, the bed shook,

The woman should have just lied down on the bed.

He also let out a long and comfortable sigh,

Obviously,

After working during the day, she was separated from family activities with her husband and children, and finally had a moment of leisure. Even if it was due to physical reasons, it was very pleasant to think about it.

Under the bed, Jeff began to think about what he should do.

He now regrets that he should have covered his face in advance. If he had known that it was just a woman going home alone, he could have covered her face and threatened her, told her not to move, and then left.

I believe that the woman would not dare to act rashly on her own, and before he could steal anything, the other party...maybe it would be more trouble than less trouble, and he might not even call the police!

But, just think about it.

Even if there was only one woman lying on the bed now, Jeff didn't have the courage to get out from under the bed and threaten her.

Jeff opened his mouth as wide as he could and began taking silent breaths to relieve the tension.

Wait for the woman to fall asleep, wait for the woman to fall asleep,

After she fell asleep, before her husband and children came back, she could sneak out from under the bed quietly and leave safely without alerting anyone.

The woman lying on the bed was humming a song, and there was the sound of turning pages in her hands.

Damn it, why aren't you sleeping yet?

Jeff didn't know how long the woman above had been reading, because he was under the bed and had lost all awareness of the passage of time.

finally,

Snapped.

Jeff heard the book being closed.

The woman got out of bed,

Bare feet.

She started toward the bedroom door, yawning as she went.

Are you going to take a shower?

Jeff was delighted.

While she was taking a shower, he could do it himself!

However,

What made Jeff disappointed was that he only heard a click before the woman came back, followed by the snowy sound of the radio.

Squeak...

The woman lay back on the bed and picked up the book.

Light music began to play on the radio, and the woman began to hum along.

Damn it, she wouldn't have to wait for her husband and children to come back before going to bed!

A song ends,

A man's voice came from the radio:

"After a short break, welcome back to Luo Jia's Storytelling Club. We will continue the story we just told. Our hostess Catherine is lying on the bed, holding a book in her hand and listening to songs. She is enjoying the short leisure of the night;

In fact, she has always envied other stay-at-home wives, because it is too tiring for a woman to have to work outside and take care of her family and children at the same time. "

well……

Jeff heard the woman on the bed sigh. She seemed to have a similar fate.

However,

at this time,

words on the radio,

But it made Jeff's hair tremble!

But what Catherine didn't know was that when she was lying on the bed enjoying this rare leisure, there was actually a person lying under her bed...

... Jeff.

……woman.

The original sounds of sighs and turning of book pages on the bed suddenly stopped.

Also paused was the sound on the radio. It seemed that the signal was poor or there was something wrong with the old-fashioned radio, and the snowflake sound filled up again.

Jeff's heart was almost in his throat at this time. He only felt that the extremely quiet atmosphere at this time made it difficult for him to breathe.

Ha ha ha ha……

bed,

A woman's laughter sounded, as if she was trying to relieve her own embarrassment. Of course, the main purpose was to relieve the depression of scaring myself.

If the environment didn't allow it, Jeff would really like to laugh along:

Look, ma'am, don't listen to that bastard on the radio. There's no way there's someone under your bed!

However,

at this time,

Jeff saw a foot and slowly reached down.

The woman moved towards the bed.

Jeff looked at the foot and his own fists, slowly clenching.

He saw that the woman's toes were also very tight.

The woman seemed to want to get out of bed and look under the bed, and Jeff knew exactly what she would see once she got out of bed and looked down...

but,

The woman's feet slowly retracted after just touching the floor.

call……

Jeff breathed a sigh of relief inwardly.

Unconsciously, he was covered in cold sweat.

But when he was breathing, he had to deliberately control it. He hated this scene, hated this situation, and even hated himself for planning to be a thief.

perhaps,

Five minutes passed?

Jeff didn't know if there were five minutes; he didn't have a watch and couldn't count under the bed.

Suddenly,

Jeff saw a strand of hair falling from the bed.

Jeff, who was under the bed, could almost picture this scene in his mind. The woman on the bed was about to slowly look under the bed.

hair,

Getting longer and getting more and more,

The hair at the front almost touched the floor.

Jeff just stared at this scene stupidly, not knowing how to face this scene later.

Kneel down and beg, asking the woman to let him go and let him go?

Or should he use the most arrogant and threatening tone to tell the woman to be quiet and then leave?

It seems...the first one suits me better.

Hair, already touching the floor;

Immediately, the woman's forehead slowly appeared in Jeff's field of vision.

A little further down, a little further down,

Just a little bit,

Jeff could see the woman's eyes,

But this also means that women can also see him under the bed.

Jeff held his breath. He was so anxious and nervous that he had forgotten about breathing at this moment, and just stared at the woman's forehead that was moving downward.

Then,

The woman stopped moving.

It seemed that the woman was also very afraid of what she would do if she really saw someone under the bed.

Although she knew that taking a look was the best way to relieve her doubts and fears, she just didn't dare to look...

The woman's hair that had fallen to the floor began to rise,

The woman's forehead also disappeared from Jeff's field of vision,

The woman lay back on the bed,

The woman began to gasp for breath,

Jeff finally realized that he seemed to be holding his breath for a long time, opened his mouth, and began to silently take in the air.

His head was a little dizzy, and tears began to secrete from the corners of his eyes. He wanted to cry. He wanted to go back to the street now. Even if he faced the cold wind, he could sit by the flower bed and smoke cigarettes and spit. Spitting loudly, exaggeratedly and unethically!

I don’t know how much time passed,

There was no movement on the bed,

she,

He must have fallen asleep, right?

Jeff estimated the time. When the woman's husband and children came back, he might not be able to escape.

He is already so scared of a woman, and when the man comes back, he will probably lose all courage.

she fell asleep,

That……

I,

Let's go?

Jeff began to move his position slightly. He was originally lying on the bottom of the bed. At this moment, he carefully turned over to lie on his back, and then began to slowly squirm his body, slowly moving his upper body. The ground poked out from under the bed;

This squirming feeling made Jeff feel like a huge... maggot.

His left hand was pressed on the floor, and his right hand was placed on the edge of the bed. Many places in his body began to exert slight force to pull himself out from under the bed little by little.

The first to find out,

It's Jeff's head.

Previously, the reason why Jason had to turn over face up was because when leaving the bottom of the bed, Jason wanted to ensure that his eyes could always catch the movement on the bed.

And if you come out first lying on your stomach, the woman on the bed behind you suddenly screams,

Oh my God,

Jeff thought that would drive him crazy!

Move out slowly,

He saw the bedside,

He saw the woman's hand hanging down by the bed,

Move out gently,

He saw the woman's hair,

She should be asleep, she should be sleeping soundly, that's for sure.

It's just that her sleeping posture is a bit bad. Her husband is not at home now, so she should be sleeping in the middle of the bed!

Continue to move out carefully,

Jeff's figure suddenly stopped;

Because he saw that there was a gap in the woman's hair. The height of the gap meant that the woman was not lying down... but that she was lying on the edge of the bed, and she was raising her head.

Who would sleep with their head raised...?

Therefore, she should have her eyes open now... looking at the floor diagonally in front of her.

And if you continue to move out,

It's very likely that his eyes would touch hers!

For a moment, Jeff only felt that his scalp was numb. He wanted to just stop doing it and completely pull his body out from under the bed, but...but he didn't have the courage.

finally,

He could only slowly move himself back to the bottom of the bed with great frustration.

When his head was once again covered by the bed board,

His hanging heart finally fell.

The bottom of the bed gave him an incomparable sense of security, as if he was home again.

at this time,

The sound of the car's engine came from outside, and then it stalled.

Immediately afterwards, there was the sound of the door opening at the entrance on the first floor, followed by the boy's laughter.

Men and children, back.

But Jeff didn't feel that he was finished...he even felt that he was...liberated.

He even expected to be discovered and then rush out;

Or, he was stopped by a man and beaten up; or he was caught by the police who came later to call the police.

But no matter what, even if you enter the detention cell of the police station, it will be countless times better than now.

A series of footsteps began to go up the stairs,

The bedroom door was pushed open.

Jeff's face was facing the direction of the bedroom door.

He first saw a boy's sneakers. He wanted to get these sneakers when he was five or six years younger. They were expensive and made him look more confident when he wore them.

Immediately afterwards,

He saw a pair of men's leather shoes, which were very delicate. They were not polished, but new leather shoes.

Today's performance was really good.

But I feel a little sleepy, Dad.

Haha, when you grow older, you will be able to understand. How about this? Mom and dad will take you to the zoo next week, okay?

Really!

certainly.

Mom, did you hear that? Dad said he would take us to the zoo next week.

I heard it, I heard it, okay, George, go and wash up quickly. It's time for you to go to bed. My dear, it's time for you to take your son with you to wash up. I'll help George make the bed.

A pair of red high heels walked in from outside.

Jeff only felt that the atmosphere of this home was really warm. It would be great if he had such a warm home before.

Okay, okay, wash up, I'll adjust the radio, it's time to play securities news.

The man seemed to be fiddling with the antenna of the radio. The sound of snowflakes that had long been integrated with the night suddenly became louder and then disappeared again:

"...This is a beautiful night story, isn't it? Everyone, no matter where they are, is accompanied by their own partner, and they are never alone.

Well, thank you for listening to Luo Jia’s story tonight. The next program we will present to you is securities news. I believe you will get rich again..."

on the radio,

Light music begins to play as a transition between the two programs.

Get rich...hehe, get rich.

Jeff only thought it was ridiculous. If he hadn't listened to his friends and sold the house left by his father to buy a stock that was sure to skyrocket, how could he have ended up in this situation?

At this moment,

There was a family of three standing at the door. The father took his son to the bathroom, while the woman went to the third floor to make his son's bed.

This is your chance, now get off the bed, rush down the stairs, open the door, rush out, and you will be safe and free!

Jeff made up his mind,

When he was putting his hands on the floor and preparing to exert force,

Awesome,

his figure,

Suddenly he froze.

A picture suddenly appeared in his mind,

That is, before, the woman came in from outside the house and came back with her husband and children. The woman who had been lying on the bed,

she,

Who is it again?

Isn't she lying on the bed?

So how come the family of three who came back earlier didn't see her?

Shhh.

From the back of his head, there was a slight cry, slightly cool, caressing the back of his head.

Jeff slowly turned his head in shock,

Under the bed together,

It's almost close to my back,

First he saw a pair of legs, and then he saw a face;

No,

He only saw one pair of legs and the face between them.

Chapter 2 Deceased Care Company

Wow...

Zhou Xun picked up a handful of water and slapped it on his face.

A few moments,

He raised his wet face and faced the mirror.

What appeared in the mirror was the face of a fifteen-year-old young man.

It's been two weeks,

Zhou Xun was still not used to looking at his brand new face. Every time he looked in the mirror, he would subconsciously pause for psychological preparation.

reach out,

Pinch your cheek,

Pulled it outward,

Let go again,

There were two red marks on his face.

It would be great if I could tear this piece of dough apart and everything in front of me, everything around me, everything in the past half month, turn into glass shards, like waking up from a big dream.

Of course, Zhou Xun also knew that this was impossible.

Snapped!

Zhou Xun slapped himself in the face.

Even though this face looks a lot like Leonardo in his youth,

But when Zhou Xun started to smoke, he still showed no mercy, and even felt a little happy because of it?

This slap was not innocently meant to wake me up from the dream, but to make myself sober enough to continue the dream.

Now that it's here, let's make peace with it.

Zhou Xun could only comfort himself in this way.

Dongdongdong...dongdongdong...

There was a knock on the bathroom door, and at the same time Mina shouted with concern:

Brother Karen, brother Karen, are you okay?

Mina is her cousin, the daughter of her uncle Mason.

And Zhou Xun's current body also has a name - Karen.

I'm fine. Zhou Xun responded.

Okay. Mina outside the door breathed a long sigh of relief and asked again, I will bring breakfast to my brother later and you can bring it into the room.

No, Mina, I'll go down to eat later.

Mina outside the door was a little surprised, but immediately said:

Okay, brother.

Zhou Xun continued to stare at himself in the mirror, picked up a cold towel and covered his red face.

He was originally a psychiatrist who had his own private clinic in Jinling City and worked part-time as a police psychological consultant.

During a hostage kidnapping incident, he acted as a negotiator to negotiate with the robbers, but something happened midway. The robbers planned to push the little girl as a hostage off the rooftop. He quickly stepped forward and pulled the girl back, but However, he fell down and immediately lost consciousness.

It seems that I have had a strange dream for a long time,

When he slowly woke up and opened his eyes, Zhou Xun was shocked to find that he was not lying in the ICU ward of the hospital. The people around his bed were not doctors, but a group of... foreign friends.

The eldest person is his grandfather—Diss Immelais.

He was his eldest grandson. When he saw him waking up, there was relief in his eyes... and at the same time there was an indescribable meaning.

An uncle who is over forty, Mason, is happy.

Aunt Mary, Mason's wife, smiled first, then her face darkened, and then she smiled again.

Another older woman, her aunt Winnie, cried tears of joy.

There are also three children, the children of his uncle and aunt are his cousins, fourteen-year-old Mina and thirteen-year-old Lunt, and the other is Aunt Winnie's daughter, thirteen-year-old Chrissy.

And Zhou Xun... no, it was Karen herself, whose parents passed away a few years ago.

This is the situation for the members of this family.

Zhou Xun changed the hot towel and covered his face again. After a long time, he threw off the towel.

In the past half month after waking up, he spent more than half of the time lying in bed. On the one hand, his body was indeed very weak, and on the other hand, he needed to digest the memory of this Karen.

The thing of digesting memory is very strange, but it does not conflict or confuse the memory of the original owner. To Zhou Xun, the original owner's memory is more like a file stored in a bookcase or a computer file;

He is still Zhou Xun, but when needed, he can think carefully, like searching, and he can quickly retrieve the memories belonging to Karen.

In short,

Now that this is the case,

Then we must face life bravely.

Zhou Xun has already completed his psychological construction and is ready to face his second life with a positive attitude.

Pushing open the bathroom door, a black cat named Pall raised in the family was lying lazily on the window sill, basking in the sun. After seeing Karen, it naturally turned its head to the window. His behavior was filled with the arrogance of a cat owner.

Zhou Xun paused for a moment,

Take a deep breath,

murmured:

From today on, I am Karen.

…

Karen walked down the stairs from the third floor where his room was to the second floor.

The Immelais family lives at No. 13 Minke Street, West District, Luojia City. It is a single-family villa with a large garden.

If we look at it according to the previous life's knowledge, even if Mink Street is not part of the core area of Luojia City, it is still within the second ring road.

Just imagine owning a single-family villa in a non-suburban second-tier city in the future...

In his previous life, Karen only dared to think about tandem, and couldn't even reach double battle.

This is also something he is very fortunate about now. After time travel... the family conditions he traveled to are better, and he can be much more comfortable;

If you could travel through time and become a little match boy,

Oh, my God, that's what real suffering is.

The kitchen and dining room of Inmelais' house are on the second floor, and the first floor is the work area.

Yes, this is a company, or a family workshop. This villa is not only the place where the family lives, but also one of the means of production.

This family is in the funeral business, and the name on the sign is Immerais Death Care Company.

Grandpa is the boss, and he always sticks to his word in family life and the operation of the company. At the same time, grandpa also works part-time as the priest of the small church at the end of Mink Street.

Uncle Mason used to work at the stock exchange, and Aunt Mary was a relatively well-known makeup artist in the industry at first, specializing in makeup for celebrities. She also appeared in a few small movies with marginal roles.

Their life should have been at the level of the small middle class, and they had already moved out and lived alone.

But because Uncle Mason's investment failed, they not only lost their savings, but also lost their property, and seemed to be in debt. In the end, Uncle Mason could only take his wife and a pair of children home to be filial to his father...

Grandpa didn't say anything about this.

but,

He quickly found a reason to fire the original driver and undertaker.

In the words of grandpa, it is: The Inmelais family does not raise idlers.

Uncle Mason is now responsible for driving, um, driving the family's hearse, and taking his buddies Paul and Ron to pick up and drop off the distinguished guests.

Aunt Mary continued to talk professionally,

I still put makeup on people,

And there is no need to worry about encountering bad-tempered celebrities deliberately looking for trouble, or receiving complaint letters.

Their children, Mina and Lent, are in middle school.

Aunt Winnie used to be an accountant in a small clothing factory. After she and her husband got divorced, Aunt Winnie returned home with her daughter Chris.

Fortunately, the Immelais' house is large. Even if the basement is occupied by distinguished guests and the first floor is the mourning ground, there are so many rooms on the second and third floors that it is enough for the family.

Karen and her cousin Lunt originally lived in the same room. Since Karen fell ill, Lunt went to sleep with his grandfather on the third floor. In addition, there was a room on the third floor that was his grandfather's office.

There are also three rooms on the second floor. My uncle and aunt live in one room, Aunt Winnie lives in one room, and my two cousins live in one room.

The atmosphere at home is actually quite good, because grandpa is very dignified and no one dares to cause any conflicts under his nose.

When she arrived at the dining table on the second floor, Mina was helping her mother lay the plates.

Aunt Mary saw Karen coming down,

Deliberately sarcastic and said:

Our young master can finally go downstairs to have breakfast by himself, instead of your loyal aunt maid bringing it up to you?

Aunt Mary is such a person, she has a venomous mouth and likes to be sarcastic;

At home, except for her grandfather, she did not dare to offend anyone else, including her husband, her children, her sister-in-law, including Karen, who were all targets of her mouth.

Karen had a warm smile on her face,

Very sincerely:

Thanks to Auntie for taking care of me these days, I can recover so quickly.

In Karen's memory, although this aunt had a bad mouth, she always looked after her as if she were her own two biological children. She was a bit mean-spirited.

Forehead……

Unexpectedly, the eldest nephew, who had always been dull and withdrawn, could actually speak out the scene so fluently. Aunt Mary didn't know how to respond for a moment, so she could only curl her lips and said:

Let's eat.

good.

Karen sat down at the dining table.

Breakfast is sandwiches, omelettes and milk, as well as some small sausages.

Taking a bite of the sandwich,

Chew slowly,

Although I have only been here for half a month,

But Karen already misses the duck blood and vermicelli soup with three spoonfuls of chili.

At this time,

A car horn sounded outside the house.

Your father is back.

Aunt Mary went to the sink to wash her hands first, and then took off her apron.

You continue to eat, and I'll go see if your father has brought me any 'surprises'.

Other husbands will bring a ring or a brand-name bag to give their wives a small surprise when they come back from a trip.

Uncle Mason, on the other hand, brought back the remains to his wife.

For Aunt Mary, the remains of those who died of normal illnesses were considered surprises. She hated those who died of abnormal deaths the most, and it was very troublesome to deal with them.

Karen put down his fork. Subconsciously, he thought that he was an adult. When something happened at home, he naturally could not sit at the table and continue eating like the children, so he followed Aunt Mary downstairs.

There is a large space on the first floor. There is a small platform with three steps in the southeast corner, which is the mortuary platform used to place the coffin.

And at this time,

Two of the family's assistants, Paul and Ron, came in pushing a stretcher covered with white cloth.

Uncle Mason did not come down. He regarded himself as aloof. Although he had to work under the authority of his father, he was only responsible for driving and rarely came into contact with the body.

In Karen's impression, although Uncle Mason was unreliable in terms of investments and was considered a loser, in life, he was a very funny and humorous person who was good to his family.

Aunt Mary stepped forward, opened the white cloth, took a look, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

The body was that of a young man, and his death condition was not scary. Although the body was lying flat, his face was facing to the right at a 90-degree angle.

Frozen to death? Aunt Mary asked again, Welfare bill?

Although winter has just entered and it is not really cold yet, drunkards or homeless people freezing to death on the roadside have already happened from time to time.

As for the welfare list... it is a special fund office established by the city government, churches, charitable organizations, etc., specifically to give a decent funeral to the deceased who has no relatives or friends... that is, no one can pay the funeral expenses.

The welfare bill requires multiple funeral homes to actively fight for it. It is basically divided by photo area and exploited layer by layer. The profits that actually fall into the hands of the funeral home are so thin that they are almost negligible, but it can ensure the operation of the funeral home. After all, even if it is not Even when work starts, you still have to pay wages to your family workers, right?

Correspondingly, welfare forms are easier to handle because there are fewer relatives and friends to supervise and find faults;

The body was simply disposed of and placed in the coffin. Grandpa, wearing a priest's robe, stood beside the body. People sent by the relevant government departments took a few photos for registration, and the wait for the allocation at the end of the month was completed.

Yes, ma'am, I know him. His name is Jeff, an unlucky guy who always loses at cards. Alas, I'm even more unlucky. Every time he goes to the pub to play cards, I'm not there, Ron said.

Madam, there is another order. We have to go to Huashuiwan Nursing Home. Paul said.

Aunt Mary immediately reminded loudly: Let the nursing staff take a bath first, otherwise don't bring him back. The old man who was brought back from there last time has scabs on his body.

Yes, I understand. Paul assured immediately.

After saying that, he and Ron changed into an empty cart and returned to the hearse.

Dudu...

Uncle Mason, who was sitting in the car with a cigarette in his hand, honked the horn twice more.

He first shouted to Karen:

My little Karen, it seems that you are recovering well.

Yes, uncle, Karen responded.

Haha, that's great. Then he looked at his wife and shouted to her, Honey, I want to eat the mince pies you made when I come back at noon. They are the only two delicacies I love most in my life!

Go and eat in the toilet, I'm not free!

Uncle Mason shrugged.

He continued to smile shamelessly:

Oh, that's another favorite of mine!

Aunt Mary's face couldn't stand up, she turned her head and the corners of her mouth trembled.

Go away, darling!

Mason started the car and left.

Aunt Mary took two deep breaths and reached out to push the stretcher.

Karen naturally came over to lend a hand;

Aunt Mary glanced at Karen but didn't move;

Karen looked at her with some confusion.

Karen, you seem to be a little different from before.

maybe.

Karen is too lazy to cover up the matter of travelling. In fact, as a traveler, the last thing you need to worry about is this. Who of the people around you will think that your soul has been replaced?

Go crazy!

Go to the basement.

Okay, Auntie.

Together, the aunt and nephew pushed the stretcher with the body on it past the corner of the lobby on the first floor and then down.

There is a slope leading to the basement, with a flat slope transition in the middle.

When pushing down, you have to control the speed to prevent the body from sliding down.

It would be nice if it could be installed in an elevator. Karen said when they got to the basement. He held the hand of the stretcher with a little difficulty.

The kind in department stores? Aunt Mary mocked, That's crazy, how expensive it is!

The basement has only one floor, divided into three rooms, or functional areas.

A grocery room... Actually, it can't be called groceries. There are many items needed by the funeral parlor, and they are piled up quite neatly.

One was the morgue, and there was no body in it. Karen didn't see a freezer inside.

Karen didn't ask why she didn't buy a freezer, because she believed Aunt Mary would reply: That's crazy, how expensive it is!

However, it can also be seen that the Inmelais family's business is actually not very big, and there is no need to buy goods.

But from another angle, we can see that no matter what era or cultural background, the business of dead people... is really profitable.

The last room is Aunt Mary's workshop, where she needs to beautify the body.

No matter how good-looking a person was when he was alive, he would become very... average after death.

Not to mention that there are many people who died abnormally, so the workload is even greater.

For a general welfare bill, you only need to take care of your face, and no family members will care about anything else. But for a large bill, the family is willing to spend money to make it more elaborate. The whole body needs to be cleaned, and even the nails have to be trimmed. After that, whether it’s the coffin or the clothes, including the priest’s prayer or even the decoration of the mourning meeting, etc., we can all classify them for you.

Karen helped Aunt Mary push the stretcher into the workshop.

Aunt Mary pulled up a chair, sat on it, and placed an ashtray on the stretcher, almost directly in front of Jeff's face.

Snapped……

Aunt Mary lit a cigarette, took a puff, and exhaled slowly.

Excluding the snarky shortcoming, Aunt Mary is indeed very good-looking, and although she is older now, she is also very charming;

Of course, no matter how delicate a woman is, it will be difficult for her to be dignified and generous after being tricked into doing this job by her uncle.

Karen stared at the cigarette in Aunt Mary's hand,

Aunt Mary noticed;

Smile slightly,

Pushed the cigarette case towards Karen.

Karen reached out, took it, pulled out one, and picked up the lighter.

ignite,

Take a puff.

Cough cough...cough cough...vomit...

A strong feeling of nausea arose, and Karen clutched her chest and began to cough violently.

Hehehe, hahaha...

Aunt Mary laughed until she cried.

This scene is not something Karen deliberately pretended to be. He was a heavy smoker in his previous life, but this body has never been poisoned by nicotine. Both his body and his brain are resisting and saying refuse toxin at this time. warn.

Aunt Mary put out her cigarette,

After checking Jeff's body first and confirming that there were no other injuries, she tried to straighten Jeff's face.

All you need to do is put some makeup on him and that's it. When the guys come back, put Jeff's clothes on and pull them up. In this weather, you can even be lazy in the embalming process.

Um?

Aunt Mary let go of her hand and said to Karen:

Come and break it, I can't break it.

okay.

Karen put out the cigarette, stretched out her hand, pressed Jeff's neck with one hand, and dragged the right side of Jeff's face with the other hand.

work hard,

work hard,

work hard……

Jeff's face began to slowly return to normal.

But what shocked Karen was that, to be precise, what Aunt Mary who was standing beside her couldn't see was that when she was trying to push it straight, she was clearly aware that Jeff's body was moving to the right...

It doesn't feel like you're breaking off a dead person's face, it's more like you're wrestling with a living person!

This discovery made Karen's heart sink slightly. However, just when he was about to let go, he suddenly found that the strength that was wrestling with him suddenly disappeared. No...it was after he let go that Jeff's head...

Zhizhizhi...

He straightened himself out!

Jeff's eyes,

Opened suddenly,

Staring at Karen,

His mouth began to move crazily, making a squeaking sound like a group of rats chewing on a wooden board.

Karen subconsciously took two steps back and leaned her back against the wall.

Immediately afterwards,

There was a bang sound,

It felt like someone had hit him hard with a shovel on the back of his head.

Karen curled up,

His vision also became blurry,

But he resisted losing control of his surroundings in this situation,

He immediately raised his head despite the severe pain in the back of his head.

within sight,

It's a piece of red,

Karen staggered back;

As he retreated, his field of vision began to expand further,

I realized that the red thing I saw was a high-heeled shoe. Above the high-heeled shoe was a very tall leg, a white leg. On the opposite side, there was the same huge high-heeled shoe and the leg on it...

Own,

Like a little mouse, standing at a person's feet.

Plop...

Karen lost his balance and fell to the ground.

He didn't know if this was a dream or if he was mentally insane and hallucinating...

until,

Bata...

A pool of thick liquid fell on his body, completely soaking his upper body.

Karen slowly raised her head,

He saw it,

above yourself,

Between these huge legs,

There is a woman's face,

Looking at myself with curiosity and smile,

at the same time,

Between her slightly parted lips, saliva dripped down from time to time.

Hiss...hiss...hiss...

The sound of snowflakes mixed with electric current came from nowhere,

A deep and magnetic middle-aged male voice sounded:

Don't be afraid, this beautiful and charming lady... is just greedy for your body.

Chapter 3 Sit up

This is not reality...

After waking up half a month ago, Karen spent almost a week accepting and confirming that she had traveled to another real world and that it was not just a dream or a fantasy.

But right now,

What you face,

Absolutely not reality!

I should... no, he is definitely still in the basement of Immelais' house.

All the changes started when I tried to break off Jeff's head.

Coupled with the huge pair of red high heels and the woman's face in front of him, this kind of product and environment that is extremely inconsistent with reality and detached rational thinking can only mean one thing, that is, he has been hypnotized.

The word hypnosis has many interpretations. At present, it means to separate oneself from the physical existence and to be detained into the spiritual existence at the same time.

Vacant interpretation: I am... dreaming right now.

The snowflake sound on the radio is still ringing,

And above,

The woman's mouth began to slowly open,

After reaching the extreme arc that a normal human face could achieve, she continued to crack, and you could even clearly hear the jagged sound like a zipper being rubbed.

Until the entire face was completely divided horizontally by the mouth. After the width of the originally compact teeth was widened, a huge gap began to appear, and the huge and flexible tongue moved in a more weird and dexterous manner. Fall down quickly!

Like a gecko trying to swallow that little mosquito.

Buzz!

Karen only felt that his whole body was wrapped in a ball of wet warmth, and then his whole body was lifted up.

When a person is quickly lifted to a high place, or more generally speaking, when a person is moved quickly, similar to riding a pirate ship